Laragh Glendalough notes week November 21

Join us in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh for our annual festive day out this December. Get your unique Christmas gifts, homemade baking, art, books, photography, wood turning, antiques, wreaths, fairy doors, Christmas cards and lots more. Santa will be arriving at 1pm in his horse and cart to meet children in his grotto. Free parking and free admission. Phone Michelle on 0404 45600 or email [email protected] with your query.

Christmas Tea Dance

On the 27th of November there will be a tea dance at the Brockagh Resource Centre from 3pm to 6pm with music by The Wicklow Man. Pre-Christmas fun before a busy December kicks in, a spacious hall where you can dance away the afternoon, brightening the winter months with old and new friends. Groups from any area are very welcome, large or small just call 0404 45600 to book in a group.

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Mindful Athletic Performance Workshop

This course is for athletes who would like to get more from their sports performance, be more present and in the moment when training or competing, learn to modify their behaviour with awareness, overcome negative beliefs or thoughts that are holding your performance back, would like to achieve and realize their goals. Contact Sue Redmond via email at [email protected] or phone 086 8102770. This will be held at the Brockagh Resource Centre on December 3rd from 9:30am-5pm.

Get Ireland Walking

Get Ireland Walking aims to promote, encourage and support people to get walking while unifying the efforts of all recreation, sporting and health promotion agencies and associations interested in promoting walking. In association with Get Ireland Walking, Wicklow Local Sports Partnership & Brockagh Resource Centre are organising leisurely weekly walks in the area starting on Monday 5th December at 10am from the centre in Laragh. Everyone is welcome to come along to walk at their own pace for less than one hour. All ages and abilities are welcome. Get Ireland Walking is funded by the Irish Sports Council and the HSE, and supported by the Irish Heart Foundation, Mountaineering Ireland, Age and Opportunity, GAA, Arthritis Ireland and others. Are you looking for some company on those lonely winter evening walks, well we can help. If you would like to set up a walking group in Wicklow contact us on [email protected] for more information.

Cinderella Show

It’s show time for Cinders on December 17th and 18th at the Brockagh Resource Centre. Featuring Elevation S.P.A, FYI Dance Club, Next Level Dance Centre, McKinley School of Dance and Dance LA. For tickets call 087 206 3309 or available online @ Eventbrite search for NFA Productions.

Students will also learn from the Irish Board of Speech and Drama syllabus and be afforded opportunities to take graded examinations under a fully qualified teacher. Elevation holds a 100% pass rate in IBSD examinations. Elevation Drama Junior (5.45-6.45pm) is held at the Brockagh Centre. Contact Kate on 086 8256775.

Elevation Dance School

Classes are even bigger and better this year with a huge opportunity for all of our students at Christmas. NFA Productions are producing a travelling Christmas Panto which will be coming to the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh on Dec 17th and 18th. Go to www.elevationschoolofperformingarts.com or contact Kate to find out more about her dance class. Class times and ages are as follows: Elevation Dance-Mod/Theatre Primary Grade 1 (4-4.45pm), Grade 2/3 (4.45-5.45).

We Love Art

Art and crafts classes for kids, on Monday afternoons at the Brockagh Centre. Classes cover a wide range of art and craft forms. We work with lots of different materials and learn new skills and techniques with every project. It’s all about the joy of making! Please note new times for 2016/17 are age 4-6 (JI&SI) 1.45 – 2.30, age 7-9 (1st to 3rd class) 2.40 – 3.40, age 10-12 (4th to 6th class) 3.45 – 4.45. Contact Almha at [email protected] or phone or txt 086 3897732.

Art Classes (Adults)Wednesday morning art classes with Almha Roche are in the Brockagh Centre, Laragh. For both beginners and more experienced painters from 11am to 12.30pm. For details contact Almha on 086 3897732

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